Informationen zum Autor Ari Kiev (Park Ridge, NJ)?is a psychiatrist who specializes in stress management and performance enhancement. Kiev has had a distinguished career in psychiatry. He is president of the Social Psychiatry Research Institute and is recognized worldwide for his pioneering work in transcultural psychiatry, suicidology, and psychopharmacology. Kiev has counseled Olympic athletes on how to achieve states of peak performance in athletic competition. In recent years, Kiev has worked with many traders on issues of stress management, goal setting, and performance enhancement. He has worked extensively with Steve Cohen's multi-billion dollar SAC Capital Advisors. Klappentext An honest depiction of the challenges of trading and a clear explanation of what it takes to succeedTrading tends to be a winner-take-all activity where a small number of traders are very successful, while the majority either lose money or generate relatively small profits. In The Mental Strategies of Top Traders, author Ari Kiev identifies and analyzes the characteristics of successful traders and shows you how to cultivate these same characteristics.Successful trading, Kiev asserts, requires an unusual and sometimes contradictory blend of intellectual and psychological abilities, including the willingness to take risks, but in a very controlled manner; the discipline to develop high-conviction trading ideas in the face of unpredictable markets and incomplete information; as well as a strong drive to win, but also accept failure. Here, you'll discover how to achieve all this, and much more. Provides advice and solutions for traders struggling with today's volatile and stressful markets Authoritatively identifies key mental strategies of top traders Written by Ari Kiev, a highly respected figure in the professional trading community Analysis is supported by comments from contemporary traders and portfolio managers, many of whom struggled with the markets of 2008Designed with the serious trader in mind, this book will put you in a better position to excel in today's tumultuous markets. Zusammenfassung An honest depiction of the challenges of trading and a clear explanation of what it takes to succeedTrading tends to be a winner-take-all activity where a small number of traders are very successful, while the majority either lose money or generate relatively small profits. In The Mental Strategies of Top Traders, author Ari Kiev identifies and analyzes the characteristics of successful traders and shows you how to cultivate these same characteristics.Successful trading, Kiev asserts, requires an unusual and sometimes contradictory blend of intellectual and psychological abilities, including the willingness to take risks, but in a very controlled manner; the discipline to develop high-conviction trading ideas in the face of unpredictable markets and incomplete information; as well as a strong drive to win, but also accept failure. Here, you'll discover how to achieve all this, and much more. Provides advice and solutions for traders struggling with today's volatile and stressful markets Authoritatively identifies key mental strategies of top traders Written by Ari Kiev, a highly respected figure in the professional trading community Analysis is supported by comments from contemporary traders and portfolio managers, many of whom struggled with the markets of 2008Designed with the serious trader in mind, this book will put you in a better position to excel in today's tumultuous markets. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments xi Introduction 1 CHAPTER 1 Intellect, Instinct, and Guts: Understanding the Psychological Profile 7 A History of Success 14 The Ability to Take Risk 15 Creativity and Originality 16 Self-Awareness, Self-Control, and Resilience 17 Teaching Traders Self-Assessment and Self-Control 18 Teamwork and Lead...

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Ari Kiev (Park Ridge, NJ)?is a psychiatrist who specializes in stress management and performance enhancement. Kiev has had a distinguished career in psychiatry. He is president of the Social Psychiatry Research Institute and is recognized worldwide for his pioneering work in transcultural psychiatry, suicidology, and psychopharmacology. Kiev has counseled Olympic athletes on how to achieve states of peak performance in athletic competition. In recent years, Kiev has worked with many traders on issues of stress management, goal setting, and performance enhancement. He has worked extensively with Steve Cohen's multi-billion dollar SAC Capital Advisors.

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An honest depiction of the challenges of trading and a clear explanation of what it takes to succeed Trading tends to be a winner-take-all activity where a small number of traders are very successful, while the majority either lose money or generate relatively small profits. In The Mental Strategies of Top Traders, author Ari Kiev identifies and analyzes the characteristics of successful traders and shows you how to cultivate these same characteristics. Successful trading, Kiev asserts, requires an unusual and sometimes contradictory blend of intellectual and psychological abilities, including the willingness to take risks, but in a very controlled manner; the discipline to develop high-conviction trading ideas in the face of unpredictable markets and incomplete information; as well as a strong drive to win, but also accept failure. Here, you'll discover how to achieve all this, and much more. Provides advice and solutions for traders struggling with today's volatile and stressful markets Authoritatively identifies key mental strategies of top traders Written by Ari Kiev, a highly respected figure in the professional trading community Analysis is supported by comments from contemporary traders and portfolio managers, many of whom struggled with the markets of 2008 Designed with the serious trader in mind, this book will put you in a better position to excel in today's tumultuous markets.

Inhalt

Acknowledgments xi

Introduction 1

CHAPTER 1 Intellect, Instinct, and Guts: Understanding the Psychological Profile 7

A History of Success 14

The Ability to Take Risk 15

Creativity and Originality 16

Self-Awareness, Self-Control, and Resilience 17

Teaching Traders Self-Assessment and Self-Control 18

Teamwork and Leadership 19

Putting It All Together 21

Case Study on Finding the Right Candidate 21

Job Requirements 21

Potential Candidates 22

The Bottom Line 25

The Perfect Candidate? 26

Chapter in Review 27

CHAPTER 2 Planning for Action: The Importance of Goal-Directedness 29

Making a Plan 30

Case Study on Setting a Goal 31

Case Study on Having a Variant Perception 35

Personality Factors and Goal-Setting 42

Recognizing Goal-Directed Individuals 44

Case Study on Recognizing Goal-Directedness 47

Fred's Strengths: The Three Cs 47

Fred's Weaknesses: The Three Is 48

Goal-Directedness in Turbulent Times 50

Own Your Stuff 51

Review the Game Films 51

Switch Gears? 52

Be Realistic 52

Stay True to Your Strengths 52

Maintain Focus 53

Chapter in Review 54

CHAPTER 3 ''Fire in the Belly'': The Ability to Take Appropriate Risk 57

A Picture of Successful Risk Management 57

Trading Philosophy 59

Handling Drawdowns 59

Head versus Heart 60

Reviewing Risk Statistics 60

Examining Personality Factors 63

Learning to Upgrade Your Performance 71

Chapter in Review 77

CHAPTER 4 Thinking Outside the Box: The Importance of Ingenuity 79

Case Study on the Satisfaction of Creative Thinking 80

The Strategic Thinker 81

Case Study on Learning to Be Creative 82

Idea Construction 88

Developing a Variant Perception 88

Case Study on Creative Thinking 89

Idea Evaluation Checklist 92

Defining Expectational Analysis 94

Case Study on Knowing the Business 95

Case Study on Expectational Analysis 100

Raising Your Conviction 103

Idea Velocity 105

Idea Timing 105 …